Kaponga (N.Z.)
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Name (Latin)
Kaponga (N.Z.)
Other forms of name
Kaponga Township (N.Z.)
Kaponga Town District (N.Z.)
Coordinates
174.1494444 174.1494444 -39.42944444 -39.42944444 (gooearth )
E1740900 E1740900 S0392600 S0392600 (geonames )
Associated country
New Zealand
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 39°26ʹ00ʺS 174°09ʹ00ʺE)
- Settler Kaponga, 1881-1914, c1997:p. 11 (New Zealand; Kaponga) p. 28 (Kaponga District, 1881) p. 205 (Kaponga Township, 1905) p. 2 of cover (shown on map in Eltham County in 1906)
- Pre. NIS gaz. New Zealand, 1954:(Kaponga; POPL; 39 26 S, 174 09 E; Kaponga Town District see Kaponga)
- Gaz. of N.Z. place names, 1968:(Kaponga; TOWN; 39 26 S, 174 09 E; 2 entries given with same coordinates)
Wikipedia description:
Kaponga is a small town in the southern part of the Taranaki region of New Zealand. It is known as "The Gateway to Dawson's Falls" on Mount Taranaki. Kaponga is located inland from Manaia and Eltham, and is on the main road connecting Eltham to Ōpunake. Ōpunake is 26 kilometres (16 mi) to the west and Eltham is 13 km to the east. Auroa lies to the south-east. Manaia is 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Kaponga.
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